WestJet Sees Turboprop Operation As Step Toward Long-Haul Expansion

WestJet is confirming plans to launch a subsidiary operating 40 or so turboprops that may inaugurate service as soon as next year. Few details are being disclosed, although WestJet Chairman Clive Beddoe says the airline will be a separate entity, rather than an extension of the Boeing 737 operator’s...

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